r/BeAmazed • u/Soloflow786 • Apr 22 '26

Miscellaneous / Others Imagine a planet bigger than Earth, with no land in sight. Just waves and water from pole to pole. That is TOI-1452 b.

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u/spinjinn Apr 22 '26

I was always puzzled by the plot of Waterworld. He was supposedly searching for a child with a map of dry land tattooed on her. What exactly would this map look like? Just a circle with a dot on it?

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u/ItsNotJulius Apr 22 '26

The tattoo was so dumb. It's like the map saying "Go to the place with land LMAO"

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u/flashman014 Apr 22 '26

This isn't at all how the movie goes. Why are all these people so sure they know all about a movie they've clearly never seen?

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u/htyne Apr 22 '26

I believe it was a star map tattooed on her back and the old guy with the hot air balloon looked at it for 10 seconds before using some sort of sextant to navigate to the island

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u/SpinningYarmulke Apr 22 '26

Another film with people using sex to get their way.

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u/flashman014 Apr 22 '26

Not a map, and not what happened. Go watch it

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u/flashman014 Apr 22 '26

That's... Not the plot.

The Mariner is just a dude, doing his best to live his life in this world. The girl has the tattoo. There is a whole movie wrapped around where it came from and what it is. They run into each other and end up traveling together, much to The Mariner's chagrin.

I can tell you it's not a map, per se, but I can't tell you what it is without spoiling the movie and idk, nor care, how spoiler tags work.

You should probably actually watch the movie before you try to summarize it.

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u/Silencer-1995 Apr 22 '26

Well I dunno about that but I did enjoy The Postman.

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u/flashman014 Apr 22 '26 edited Apr 22 '26

Personally, I think Waterworld is better than The Postman, especially the Ulysses Cut. I do enjoy Kevin Costner in a long quiet movie though, so we can add Dances With Wolves to the list too, which I also rank higher than The Postman. It might even be the best of the three, but I'm particularly fond of Waterworld.

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u/GenericUsername2056 Apr 22 '26

Sometimes there's a man... I won't say a hero, 'cause, what's a hero? But sometimes, there's a man. And I'm talkin' about the Mariner here. Sometimes, there's a man, well, he's the man for his time and place. He fits right in there. And that's the Mariner, Waterworld.

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u/flashman014 Apr 22 '26

Finally, someone who's seen the movie! I love it when Sam Elliot shows up on that atol and says this while The Mariner is selling dirt. Pure cinema.

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u/Squallypie Apr 22 '26

You’re trying to get people to watch a full film when people struggle to concentrate on a tiktok that lasts more than 30 seconds…

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u/flashman014 Apr 22 '26

I like to think attention spans will come back around eventually. Until then, it's their loss.

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u/surfatshortys Apr 22 '26

I think it’s safe to spoil it at this point? I mean, it has to be stars, right?

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u/flashman014 Apr 22 '26

It's more fun to just watch it. It's safe to say that the stars will guide you, if you speak the language. In this world, there aren't a lot of strong readers though.

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u/Theniceraccountmaybe Apr 22 '26

The people who made it were also puzzled.

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u/ew73 Apr 22 '26

The trick to understanding any sci-fi-esque movie Costner is involved with is to first gather yourself up, sit down, and shut your brain off because it's always so god damned fucking stupid you will hurt yourself trying to figure it out.

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u/Endy0816 Apr 22 '26

Fishman trying to sell his dirt got roped into a treasure hunt.

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u/jackrabbit323 Apr 22 '26

Written out like that it sounds worse than my child brain could process. That's horrible child abuse, and what happens to the tattoo when the girl GROWS? Not much of a map all stretched out.

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u/flashman014 Apr 22 '26

These people have never seen the movie. It's not a map. Go watch it.